DURHAM, N.H.
– Joya Helander (Madison, Conn.) of the
women’s track & field team and Isaiah
Penn (Boston, Mass.) of the men’s track & field
team are featured in this week's Service Credit Union
Student-Athlete Spotlight. This information and more can be found
in the Wildcat Weekly Roundup.

STUDENT-ATHLETE SPOTLIGHT

Joya Helander,
women’s track & field

Joya, a
freshman from Madison, Connecticut, won two individual events and
was part of the winning 4x100-meter relay to help lead the
University of New Hampshire women’s track & field team to
victory at the Wildcat Invitational on April 15.

Joya
sprinted to victory in both the 100m dash (12.54 seconds) and 200m
(25.28). She also ran the second leg on the winning 4x100m relay
squad that was clocked in 48.69 seconds.

She opened
the outdoor season March 30 at Maine with a first-place finish in
the 400m dash (1:01.0). One week later in a non-scoring meet
against Maine and Holy Cross, Joya won the 200m (27.03) and ran to
a second-place finish in the 100m (12.20). She also ran on the
second-place 4x100m relay team at both of those meets.

Joya
capped the 2012-13 indoor track & field season with a
seventh-place finish in the 200m at the America East Championship.
Earlier in the year, she swept the 200m and 400m in a dual meet
against the University of Maine.

Isaiah Penn, men’s
track & field

Isaiah, a
sophomore from Boston, Massachusetts, raced to first place in the
400-meter dash and ran a leg on the winning 4x400m relay team to
lead the UNH men’s track & field team to victory at the
Wildcat Invitational on April 15.

Isaiah
bested a field of 19 runners in the 400m with a winning time of
50.16 seconds. Later in the meet, he ran the third leg of the
victorious 4x400m relay that crossed the finish line in a time of
3:25.22.

It marked
the second consecutive first-place finish in the 400m for Isaiah.
Last week in a non-scoring dual meet against Maine and Holy Cross,
he recorded a winning time of 52.26 seconds.

Isaiah
concluded the 2012-13 indoor track & field season with a
seventh-place finish in the 400m at the America East Championships
with a time of 49.90 seconds. His other season highlights included
second place in the 400m and third place in the 200m at the Joe
Donahue Games, as well as fifth in the 400m at the Jay Carisella
Invitational.

O’Keefe recorded 12 saves, two caused turnovers and two
ground balls against BC. It marked the sixth time this season she
finished in double-digit saves.

Simpson extended her goal-scoring streak to 13 games with three
against Boston College, but then was held off the score sheet by
Stony Brook. She leads UNH in both goals (35) and points (39), both
of which are personal single-season bests.

Laura McHoul (Westwood, Mass.) tallied a goal
and an assist against both BC and SBU. She has recorded at least
one point in 12 of 13 games and leads the Wildcats in assists
(25).

Casiano scored two goals in both games last week and she has a
total of eight goals the past three games.

New Hampshire concludes its three-game homestand and plays its
final home game of the 2013 season April 17 against Boston
University. Game time at Cowell Stadium is 4 p.m. UNH plays at
Fairfield University on April 20 (1 p.m.).

WOMEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK &
FIELD

The UNH women’s outdoor track & field team recorded
nine first-place finishes to win the Wildcat Invitational at the
Wildcats’ Reggie F. Atkins Track & Field Facility on
April 13. UNH tallied 271.50 points to defeat six other teams the
University of Maine was runner-up with 156 points.

Joya Helander (Madison, Conn.) sprinted to
victory in both the 100-meter dash (12.54 seconds) and 200m
(25.28). She also ran the second leg on the winning 4x100m relay
squad that was clocked in 48.69 seconds.

Lauren Perrodin (Coral Springs, Fla.), who was
edged by Helander in the 100m at 12.55, ran the leadoff leg in the
4x100 relay. Sydney Kay (Fairfield, Conn.) and
Natalie Bilynsky (Epping, N.H.) completed the
quartet.

Elise Beattie (Woodstock, Ill.) was the
fastest runner in the 1,500m as she crossed the finish line in
4:34.45.

Keely Maguire (Georgetown, Mass.) was first
across the finish line in the 3,000m with a clocking of
10:03.45.

Laura Rose Donegan (Melbourne, Australia)
claimed victory in the 3,000m steeplechase with a time of
11:18.93.

The Wildcats also won three field events. Abigail
Huntress (Saco, Maine) bested the field in the shot put
with a toss of 11.77m.

Stephanie Walsh (Penacook, N.H.) took top
honors in the discus throw with a mark of 39.33m.

Andrea Turtletaub (Mansfield, Mass.) finished
first in the javelin with a throw of 36.67m.

New Hampshire returns to action April 17-18 at the Holy Cross
Heptathlon, followed by the Stony Brook Invitational on April 20
(11 a.m.).

MEN’S OUTDOOR TRACK &
FIELD

The UNH men’s outdoor track & field team recorded
eight first-place finishes to claim victory at the Wildcat
Invitational that was held April 13 at Reggie F. Atkins Track &
Field Facility. UNH tallied 256 points to defeat six other
competing teams, including runner-up University of Maine (156
points).

Isaiah Penn (Boston, Mass.) raced to first
place in the 400-meter dash with a time of 50.16 seconds. He also
combined with Seth Sheridan (Ashburnham, Mass.),
Nicholas Sullivan (Newport, N.H.) and
Joseph Lemay (Derry, N.H.) to capture first place
in the 4x400m relay with an aggregate time of 3:25.22.

Max Hoddwells (Wayne, Maine) recorded a sweep
of the long jump (6.90m) and triple jump (14.77m).

Kevin Greene (Silver Spring, Md.) was first
across the finish line in the 800m in a clocking of 1:52.34.

Tyler Mulcahy (Weymouth, Mass.) recorded the
fastest time of 55.89 seconds in the 400m hurdles to earn first
place.

Matthew Guarente (Saugus, Mass.) won the high
jump for the third consecutive week by clearing a height of 1.98
meters. Jason Guarente (Saugus, Mass.) was
runner-up, also with a height of 1.98m.

Christopher Dupuis (Plaistow, N.H.) recorded
first place in the hammer throw with a toss of 51.08m.

New Hampshire returns to action at the Holy Cross Decathlon
(April 17-18) followed by the Stony Brook Invitational on April 20
(11 a.m.).

AMERICA EAST FALL ACADEMIC
HONOR ROLL

The UNH
athletic department led the America East conference with 108
student-athletes named to the Fall Academic Honor Roll, as
announced by the conference on Feb. 1. Additionally, 44 of those
Wildcats received further distinction to the Commissioner’s
Honor Roll; that marked the second most in the conference.

This
marked the fourth consecutive year UNH had the highest number of
representatives on the America East Fall Academic Honor Roll. The
Wildcats led the conference in 2011 (96), 2010 (95) and 2009 (86).
In 2008, the 'Cats had the second highest total of 82.

Of the 145
student-athletes that participate in America East sports in the
Fall, 108 achieved the mark of 3.0 or higher, totaling 75 percent
of the athletes. That mark gave the Wildcats the third ranking in
percentage of honored athletes.

The
Wildcats led the way in four sports -- men’s cross country
(23 honor roll/15 commissioner’s honor roll), women’s
cross country (31/29), field hockey (15/7) and volleyball
(13/7).

COMPLETED
SEASONS

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (12-18
overall, 6-10 America East)

The fifth-seeded UNH women’s basketball team advanced out
of the America East Championship quarterfinals with a 49-46 victory
against Stony Brook University on March 8. The Wildcats were then
defeated 71-57 by top-seeded host University at Albany in a March
10 semifinal.

With the score tied 46-46 vs. Stony Brook, junior guard
Kelsey Hogan (Nashua, N.H.) hit a 3-pointer at the
buzzer to lift the Wildcats into the semifinals for the first time
since 2005. Hogan finished that game with a team-high 13 points,
including three 3-pointers.

Senior forward Morgan Frame (Waterville,
Maine) and senior guard Cari Reed (Oswego, N.Y.)
were named to the America East All-Conference Second Team prior to
the start of the tourney. Elizabeth Belanger
(Acton, Mass.) was an All-Rookie Team selection.

UNH’s senior class of Reed, Frame, Jilliane
Friel (Durham, N.H.) and Lauren Wells
(West Chester, Pa.) played in their final collegiate game March 10
against Albany.

Reed is ranked third on the program's career 3-point leader
board with 178; she is also No. 16 in blocks (41) and No. 17 in
points (953). This year, she led the ‘Cats in scoring (12.4
ppg) and was second in rebounding (6.4 rpg).

Frame, in just 52 games as a Wildcat, recorded 678 points (13.0
ppg) and 375 rebounds (7.2 rpg). In 2012-13, Frame led the squad in
rebounding (7.0) and was second in scoring (10.8 ppg).

Friel played in 24 games as a senior; one of her two starts was
the America East semifinal at Albany. Wells played in all 30 games
with 12 starts.

MEN’S BASKETBALL (9-20 overall,
5-11 America East)

The seventh-seeded UNH men’s basketball team led
second-seeded University of Vermont, 26-20, at halftime in a March
9 America East quarterfinal game (at Albany), but the Catamounts
made a second-half comeback to record a 61-42 victory and oust the
Wildcats from the tourney.

Prior to the start of the tournament, junior guard
Scott Morris (Walkersville, Md.) was named to the
2013 America East All-Academic Team.

Senior guard Chandler Rhoads (Berryville, Va.)
ends his UNH career ranked fourth all-time in games played (114),
fifth in assists (307), sixth in minutes played (3,494) and
27th in points (1,015). He was the only Wildcat to start
all 29 games in 2012-13.

Senior forward Ferg Myrick (Philadelphia, Pa.)
ends his career tied for sixth all-time in blocks (51). Myrick led
this year’s team in scoring (13.6 ppg), field goals made
(125) and attempted (358) and free throws made (89). He was second
in rebounding (6.2 rpg), 3-pointers made (43), steals (26) and
blocks (19); he was third in assists (34).

The end of the season marked the end of UNH careers for seniors
Chris Matagrano (Sayreville, N.J.) and
Jeron Trotman (Huntsville, Ala.). This season,
Matagrano played in all 29 games with 15 starts while Trotman was
in the starting lineup seven times in 24 appearances.

WOMEN’S CROSS
COUNTRY

The UNH women’s cross country team had one individual
qualify for and compete at the NCAA Championships that were held
Nov. 17 at Tom Sawyer State Park (Louisvile, Ky.).

Senior Keely Maguire (Georgetown, Mass.)
completed the 6-kilometer course in a time of 20 minutes, 52.5
seconds to finish 112th in the 253-runner field.

Maguire, the 2012 America East individual champion, earned a
spot in the NCAAs by receiving one of four individual regional bids
following a 16th-place finish at the NCAA Northeast
Regional on Nov. 10. She received All-Region recognition for the
second consecutive year.

UNH finished as runner-up at the 2012 America East
Championship, which was held at UNH’s College Woods course.
Maguire was followed by junior Anne Twombly
(Exeter, N.H.; sixth) and freshman Laura Rose
Donegan (Melbourne, Australia; 10th). The other
two scoring ‘Cats finished in the top 15 and all seven
Wildcat harriers placed among the top 20.

Senior Darcy James (Exeter, N.H.) and Twombly
were voted to the America East All-Academic Team.

UNH placed the highest number of women’s cross
country student-athletes (31) on the America East Fall
Academic Honor Roll, and that represented 93.5% of the team. Of
those 31, 29 received further distinction to the
Commissioner’s Honor Roll.

MEN’S
CROSS COUNTRY

The UNH men’s cross country team ended the 2012 season
with a 21st-place finish at the 34-team NCAA Northeast
Regional Meet at Hammonasset State Park (Madison, Conn.) on Nov.
9.

The Wildcats finished as runner-up at the 2012 America East
Championship, which was held at UNH’s College Woods course.
Senior Cory Sinotte (Manchester, N.H.) placed
second overall to lead four ‘Cats in the top 20. Classmate
Daniel DeCrescenzo (New Milford, Conn.) also
recorded a top-10 finish in sixth place.

Junior Joseph Jourdain (Hudson, N.H.) was
named to the America East All-Academic Team.

UNH placed the highest number of men’s cross country
student-athletes (23) on the America East Fall Academic Honor
Roll.

FIELD HOCKEY (12-8 overall, 5-0
America East)

The 20th-ranked UNH field hockey team was the top
seed and host of the America East Championship for the third
consecutive year. In a Nov. 2 semifinal, the Wildcats defeated
Fairfield University, 3-2 in overtime, to advance to the title game
for the third time in as many years. UNH fell one victory short of
defending its 2011 crown with a 3-1 loss to University at Albany in
the Nov. 4 championship game.

Prior to the start of the tournament, the America East
conference announced its annual awards and all-conference teams.
UNH, led by 22nd-year head coach Robin Balducci, was
honored as Coaching Staff of the Year for the third consecutive
year – it is the first time anyone received that award three
consecutive years, and the five overall awards ties the conference
benchmark.

Junior back Megan Bozek (Cortlandt Manor,
N.Y.) was voted Defensive Player of the Year. She is the first
Wildcat to receive that distinction since the award’s 2001
inception.

Bozek was joined on the All-Conference First Team by senior
midfielder Emma Erler (New Hampton, N.H.) and
junior midfielder Casey Pohlmeyer (Millersville,
Md.).

Sophomore midfielder Kellie Joyce (South
Pomfret, Vt.) and junior forward Hannah Richard
(Hopkinton, N.H.) were named to the Second Team, while the
All-Rookie Team included forwards Meg Flatley
(Townsend, Mass.) and Lynne Lehman (Landisburg,
Pa.) as well as back Chandler Giese (Trappe,
Pa.).

The end of the 2012 season marked the end of UNH careers for
three seniors – Erler, Claire Grogan
(Canton, Mass.) and Mary Quill (Greenland,
N.H.).

FOOTBALL (8-4 overall, 6-2
CAA)

The 11th-ranked UNH football team saw its 2012
season come to an end with a 23-7 loss at ninth-ranked Wofford
College in an NCAA second round game Dec. 1 at Gibbs Stadium.

UNH head coach Sean McDonnell received three awards as he was
named New England Football Writers Coach of the Year, AFCA Regional
Coach of the Year and Gridiron Club of Greater Boston Football
Coach of the Year. It marked the fourth time McDonnell was feted as
New England Football Writers Coach of the Year (2005, 2008, 2010,
2012) and third AFCA regional honor (2004, 2005, 2012), as well as
fourth Gridiron Club award (2000, 2004, 2009, 20012).

Senior linebacker Matt Evans (Hanover, Mass.)
was named to The Sports Network FCS All-America First Team for the
second consecutive year and senior defensive tackle Jared
Smith (Greencastle, Pa.) was named to the Third Team.

Evans was named to a total of six All-America teams, including
Associate Press (AP) and AFCA. He is just the fourth player ever
named to the Walter Camp Foundation All-America Team three times;
two of the others are UNH wide receiver David Ball and quarterback
Ricky Santos.

Senior left guard Chris Zarkoskie (West
Caldwell, N.J.) was voted to the FCS Athletics Directors
Association Academic All-Star Team for the second consecutive year.
He was also selected to the Capital One Academic NCAA Division I
Football District 1 First Team for the second time in as many
years.

Evans played in the East-West Shrine All-Star Football Game
(Jan. 19) while senior cornerback Dontra Peters
(Annapolis, Md.) and Smith were selected to play in the Texas vs
Nation All-Star Game (Feb. 2).

The UNH gymnastics team was represented by three individual
competitors at the National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics
Morgantown Regional that was hosted by West Virginia University on
April 6.

Kayla Gray (Buffalo, N.Y.) recorded a 9.825 on
balance beam to finish in a fifth-place tie. Competing as an
all-arounder, the sophomore added a 9.675 on vault and a 9.600 on
uneven bars for 37th place in both events to go along
with a 9.725 on floor exercise (tie-23rd) for an
all-around mark of 38.825 (13th).

Austyn Fobes (Howell, N.J.),
who was competing as a collegian for the final time, bounced back
after a low vault score (8.950, 42nd) to register a
9.775 on bars (tie-17th), a 9.700 on beam
(tie-27th), a 9.775 on floor (tie-13th) and a
38.200 on all-around (16th).

Hannah Barile (Sinking Spring, Pa.), a junior
who qualified as an event specialist, totaled a 9.775 on vault
(tie-24th) and a 9.125 on floor (38th).

WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY (14-16-4
overall, 10-8-3 Hockey East)

The UNH women’s ice hockey team’s season ended with
a 5-4 overtime loss to Providence College in a Hockey East
quarterfinal game at the Whittemore Center on March 2.

Freshman defenseman Alexis Crossley (Cole
Harbour, Nova Scotia) was named to the Hockey East All-Star Second
Team and All-Rookie Team. She recorded a team-high 17 assists and
finished second in points with 24.

Sophomore goaltender Jenn Gilligan (Maple
Ridge, British Columbia) was named Hockey East All-Star Honorable
Mention. Gilligan finished the year with a 10-5-3 record, 2.29 GAA
and .909 save percentage; in 15 league games, she was 8-4-2 with a
2.06 GAA and .915 save percentage.

Senior forward Kristina Lavoie (Fonthill,
Ontario) netted a third-period goal in the quarterfinal to end her
UNH career with 57 goals and 51 assists for 108 points in 134
games. Lavoie led this year’s team in goals (12) and points
(26).

The 10th-ranked UNH men’s ice hockey team
defeated 12th-ranked University of Denver, 5-2, in the
first round of the NCAA Men’s Ice Hockey Championship
(Northeast Regional at the Verizon Wireless Arena; Manchester,
N.H.) on March 29, then lost to third-seeded UMass Lowell, 2-0, on
March 30.

It marked the fourth consecutive NCAA appearance the Wildcats
advanced to the Regional final. UNH is the only team that has won
an NCAA tourney game four of the last five years.

UNH reached 20 wins in a season for the 19th time in
head coach Dick Umile’s 24-year tenure.

Sophomore defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk
(Middletown, N.J.) was named to the AHCA/CCM Hockey Division I
All-America First Team.

Senior forward John Henrion (Holden, Mass.)
and van Riemsdyk were selected to the All-Regional Team following
the conclusion of the two-day event.

van Riemsdyk was voted to the New England Men’s Division
I All-Star Team.

At the Hockey East annual banquet, van Riemsdyk was named a
Hockey East First Team All-Star. Sophomore goaltender Casey
DeSmith (Rochester, N.H.) and junior forward Kevin
Goumas (Long Beach, N.Y.) were Hockey East Honorable
Mention All-Stars.

Henrion earned the Army ROTC Three Stars Award and UNH was
honored with the Charlie Holt Team Sportsmanship Award for the
fourth consecutive year and eighth time overall.

SKIING

The UNH ski team recorded six All-America performances en route
to an eighth-place finish at the 2013 NCAA Skiing Championships
that were held March 6-9 by Middlebury College. Eighth place
matches the Wildcats’ top NCAA placement since 1994.

New Hampshire recorded the third-highest alpine team score (327
points) and that included the second-best men’s alpine mark
(153).

Prior to the start of the NCAAs, senior Nordic skier
Liz Guiney (Park City, Utah) was named the winner
of the National College Men’s and Women’s Skiing Elite
89 award, which is presented to the student-athlete with the
highest cumulative grade-point-average participating at each of the
NCAA’s 89 championships. Guiney was feted for compiling a
3.98 in genetics.

Senior captain Taylor Vest-Burton
(Breckenridge, Colo.) raced to a pair of All-America finishes. He
earned First Team accolades with fifth place in the men’s
slalom (March 8) and Second Team in the giant slalom (March 6) with
a sixth-place performance.

Junior Sam Coffey (Snowmass, Colo.) skied to
All-America First Team in the slalom. Coffey, who earned
All-America Second Team recognition in 2011, registered a two-run
time of 1:39.75 to finish third overall in the 2013 slalom.

Sophomore Coley Oliver (Salt Lake City, Utah)
raced to All-America First Team in the giant slalom with a time of
2:03.18 that tied for second overall.

Freshman Randa
Teschner (Petawawa, Ontario) recorded an All-America
Second Team finish in the slalom with 10th place
overall.

Senior Catherine
Blanchard (Eastman, Quebec) missed All-America status
by 0.48 seconds as she was 12th in the women’s
slalom.

The UNH women’s soccer team, making its conference-record
12th consecutive tournament appearance, was ousted from
the 2012 America East Championships with a 2-1 loss to Stony Brook
University in an Oct. 25 quarterfinal game at Lewis Fields.

Junior goalkeeper Erica Correa (Cheshire,
Conn.) was named to the College Sports Information Directors of
America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America District 1 First Team on Nov.
2.

Correa, who was also named to the America East All-Academic
Team, started all 18 games in which she played. She had a 1.43 GAA
with a .755 save percentage and three shutouts, and ranked third in
the conference in both total saves (83) and saves per game
(4.61).

Prior to the start of postseason play, four Wildcats received
America East honors. Senior back Elizabeth Curry
(Bremerton, Wash.) was named to the All-Conference Second Team
while freshman midfielder Kirstyn Corder (Overland
Park, Kan.) was an All-Rookie Team selection.

A total of 18 women’s soccer players were named to the
America East Fall Academic Honor Roll.

Sam Lopes was named head coach of the program
on Feb. 12. He has more than 11 years of women’s soccer
coaching experience at the collegiate and professional level. He
was a two-year assistant coach at Providence College prior to
coming to UNH.

MEN’S SOCCER (7-7-6 overall,
2-3-1 America East)

The UNH men’s soccer team finished as runner-up at the
America East Championship tournament for the second time in three
years following a 0-0 tie at UMBC in the title game in which the
Retrievers prevailed on penalty kicks, 4-2, on Nov. 10.

The Wildcats advanced out of the semifinals with a 1-0 victory
at top-seeded Vermont on Nov. 6. UNH did not surrender a goal in
three tourney games this year to match the feat accomplished in
2010; the six consecutive postseason shutouts is a conference
record.

Sophomore goalkeeper Travis Worra (Lancaster,
Pa.) stopped all six shots vs. Vermont and seven against UMBC to
extend his streak of consecutive shutouts to four games and 408
minutes, 50 seconds.

At the conclusion of the America East Championship, senior
backs Jordan Thomas (Mohnton, Pa.) and
Alex Hussein (Haverhill, Mass.), as well as Worra,
were selected to the All-Championship Team.

The UNH men’s soccer team had the highest percentage of
representation (72.5%) on the America East Academic Honor Roll
– a total of Wildcats made the grade.

WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING
(7-2 overall, 2-1 America East)

The UNH women’s swimming & diving team sent two
Wildcats to compete at the NCAA Women’s Division I
Championships that were held March 21-23 at Indiana
University.

Sophomore Katie Mann (Prince George, British
Columbia) finished 33rd in the 400 individual medley
preliminaries with a time of 4 minutes, 14.69 seconds on Friday.
One day earlier, she recorded a personal best of 2:00.99 in the 200
IM. Mann completed the meet with a mark of 2:14.45 in the 200
breaststroke.

Junior Jenni Roberts (Springvale, Maine)
opened NCAA competition with a time of 2:00.06 in the 200
individual medley. On Day 2, she swam to a time of 53.96 seconds in
the 100 butterfly. Roberts swam in the 200 fly in the final day of
competition and touched the wall in 1:59.68.

The UNH men’s indoor track & field team placed fifth
at the America East Championships (Feb. 11-12), competed at the New
England Championships (Feb. 22-23) and then completed the indoor
season at the IC4A Championships that were held March 2-3.

Junior Kevin Greene (Silver Spring, Md.)
finished sixth in the mile at the IC4As with a time of 4 minutes,
7.01 seconds. He had placed second the preliminaries at 4:06.88 and
was the America East Champion in that event back in February.

The Wildcats’ 4x800 meter relay team took seventh overall
in the finals with a time of 7:33.94. On Saturday, the squad of
sophomore James
Anderson (Melrose, Mass.), freshman Luke
Miller (Birdsboro, Pa.), junior Eric Stys
(Stittville, N.Y.) and Greene placed fifth overall in the trials
with a record-breaking time of 7:33.13. The team broke the previous
school record of 7:37.09, which was set in 2010.

Greene and John Prizzi (Wycoff, N.J.) were
named to the 2012-13 America East Men’s Indoor Track &
Field All-Academic Team.

WOMEN’S INDOOR TRACK &
FIELD

The UNH women’s indoor track & field team placed
fifth at the America East Championships (Feb. 11-12), competed at
the New England Championships (Feb. 22-23) and completed the season
at the ECAC Championships (March 2-3).

Keely Maguire (Georgetown, Mass.) raced to a
runner-up finish in the 3,000 meters at the ECACs as she crossed
the finish line in a time of 9 minutes, 33.97 seconds. She also ran
to a second-place finish in that event at the America East
Championships with a school-record time of 9:29.49.

Lauren Perrodin (Coral Springs, Fla.) broke
the school record in the 60-meter dash in 7.65 seconds at the
ECACs.

Darcy James (Exeter, N.H.) and Jessica
Salley (Andover, Mass.) were selected to the 2012-13
America East Women’s Indoor Track & Field All-Academic
Team.

VOLLEYBALL (15-14 overall, 7-5
America East)

The UNH volleyball team was ousted from the 2012 America East
Volleyball Championship with a 3-0 loss to top-seeded University at
Albany in a Nov. 16 semifinal match.

Prior to the start of the tournament, junior right side hitter
Morgan Thatcher (Brockton, Mass.) was named to the
America East All-Conference First Team while outside hitter
Tori Forrest (Powder Springs, Ga.) and middle
blocker Brenna Buckwalter (Evergreen, Colo.) were
All-Rookie Team honorees and senior defensive specialist
Jessie Schnepp (East Longmeadow, Mass.) was voted
to the All-Academic Team.

The end of the 2012 season marked the end of Wildcat careers
for Schnepp and setter Jansan Falcusan (Plymouth,
Mich.). Schnepp established a UNH single-season record for digs
with 560 in 2012 and ended her career with 997 digs.

UNH had the highest number of volleyball student-athletes (13)
on the America East Fall Academic Honor Roll.